A husband who is the sole source of support for his wife and children who are U.S. citizens. A wife of a legal permanent resident and the mother of children who are U.S. citizens. and The mother of a 12yearold girl in my district who is from Honduras. the girl would be abandoned. otherwise. Section 245(i) will allow businesses to keep valued employees. allows families to stay together. and provides substantial resources to the INS for border enforcement. Section 245(i) is a humanitarian provision of immigration law that allows families to stay together while one member seeks an immigrant visa. Any suspension of section 245(i) could force hundreds of thousands of people to leave their jobs and families in this country. Section 245(i) also provides U.S. businessman who use thousands of skilled foreign workers with needed work force continuity. My colleagues. I urge you to oppose this motion to instruct and in so doing support the permanent extension of section 245(i). a practical and effective provision that is narrowly tailored to allow immigrants to obtain legal U.S. residency without leaving the country and leaving their families. their jobs and their hopes for better future behind.
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